Ok, I need an honest, no BS assessment on how a Samsung q990d system will compare to a cheap 5.1 (or 7.1 etc) system.

I can get a q990d for $1400aud which includes rear speakers and a sub. Will connest with the samsung tv and its all just ready to go out of the box.

Surround sound setups range from free to $40,000… of course a well thought out setup will be better but I just want to hear the cars overtaking me when I watch Ford Vs Ferarri.

For the “sub 2k” price bracket. As a novice, how much am I leaving on the table really?

  • Delphia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’m a massive car guy so I have to ask the question. Is this one of the things that the layman will REALLY notice or only people who are hobbyists or enthusiasts? Because Im used to the speakers in the TV…

    Every car Ive ever gotten with a drive by wire throttle Ive installed a throttle controller to get the pedal response I want and had the clutch adjusted to suit my driving style as day 1 mods… most people just drive what they bought.

    • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Every car Ive ever gotten with a drive by wire throttle Ive installed a throttle controller to get the pedal response I want and had the clutch adjusted to suit my driving style as day 1 mods… most people just drive what they bought.

      Never even occurred to me that this would be possible lol.

      • Delphia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, a lot of modern DBW cars have fun tricks and quirks like the first 10% of the throttle or so over the first 25% of the pedal travel. So you use a lot less throttle setting off or once your cruising at a certain speed reducing the pedals responsiveness making it easier to hold speed. I want that shit GONE, 100% linear response please.

          • Delphia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            11·
            1 month ago

            Linear response in 25% of pedal travel being 25% throttle opening, or as close as I can realistically get.

        • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          So many thoughts on throttle feel and response as a fellow car guy:

          • Tip in, tip out, and engine braking on manual cars were done in due to a mix of emissions and NVH
          • Dual mass flywheels are fine on smaller engines but I’ve yet to encounter one on a larger displacement engine
          • The vast majority of engine tuning has been using a torque requested engine control model, which tends to again be optimized for NVH
          • less throttle restriction while in low load situations is a matter of diminishing returns and a past a certain point don’t matter, but I completely agree with the “don’t care, this is what I want”
          • Delphia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            2·
            1 month ago

            Yeah I just want 25% throttle to be 25% throttle. Ive only ever fooled with ETCs on Automatics that i either fitted aftermarket trans controllers or couldnt get one. Never had one on a manual, even then Id always be under the hood making sure that I was really getting WOT with my foot to the floor and monkeying with the clutch and putting in a short shifter.

            The only time I like to assume that the car knows better than me is with safety on my road cars.

    • Sludgeyy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      You can’t cheat sound placement

      If you want the T-rex to roar to the back left of you and then run around and roar to the very right of you. You need two speakers placed exactly in those spots.

      With just a sound bar under the TV the roar is always going to be in front of you

      Does a sound bar ruin the Jurassic Park movie? Of course not.

      But 7.1 gives you front middle, front left, front right, middle left, middle right, back right, and back left.

      12.1 goes a step further with ceiling speakers for each speaker creating more atmosphere

      If you want good full sound then a sound bar is fine. And most people would be really happy with that.

      But if you want directional surround sound you have to place speakers in locations where the noise needs to come from. No other way around that.

      • Delphia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Yeah the Q990 comes with rears. Im not comparing just the soundbar but bar, rears and sub.

    • downvote_hunter@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      I think it depends, there are several factors like room size and layout. I suppose an excellent soundbar will beat a sub par 5.1 system I think I’m in my situation, a small room, soundbar will be fine, maybe better.